Susie Crespo

August 17, 2025 On the heels of President Donald J.

"That deployment was so deeply unpopular that... of the 72 soldiers whose enlistment was set to expire during the deployment, 2 had already left and 55 said they would not extend their service: a 21% retention rate when the normal retention rate is 60%."
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#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps.

We're at step 9.

The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?

Leaving MAGA - Leaving MAGA MISSION STATEMENT Empower others to leave MAGA and tell their stories. Foster reconciliation with their friends and family. Develop movement leaders to help others leave. Dear MAGA Americans, I was a ...

Here is the resource so many of us have been searching for! We all have friends and family who went MAGA; here is an amazing organization doing the work of helping those people back:

Leavingmaga.org

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Check out our full lineup of events planned for Leicester Fest 2025.
• 5:00 p.m. Dog Contest (free entry, prizes)
• 5:45 p.m. Cake Auction (proceeds benefit the Fire Department)
• 6:20 p.m. Silent Auction (proceeds benefit the Community Center)
Join us on June 7 at the Leicester Community Center.

Leicester Cluster Monthly Meeting · Buncombe Democratic Party Join us as we continue to plan and execute cluster grassroots activities with all interested Leicester Democrats and left-leaning Independents. Who should attend: Residents from Precincts 52.1, 53.1,...

I'm attending Buncombe Democratic Party's event, “Leicester Cluster Monthly Meeting” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/buncombedems...

Judge Finds Cause to Hold Trump Admin In Contempt Over Alien Enemies Act Removals Read more here.

Read more about the judge's ruling: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

State Terror A brief guide for Americans

Thoughts on the current state of terror by Timothy Snyder. Now is a good time to plan to attend a local rally. We must show strength in numbers 💪🏽

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See you Wednesday for Drinks, Dems, and great discussions.
Noble Cider Taproom
Wednesday, April 16
5:30

Hands Off for Them. But Our Hands Still Hold Tight You didn’t just show up. You stood with us. Ukraine saw it, and we felt it.

To see and be seen across oceans; because ALL our humanity is ONE and together we are stronger - Power WITH and Power TO Ukraine 🇺🇦 💪🏽 🇺🇸

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Third grade student arrested by ICE sparks mass protest Around a thousand protestors descended upon Tom Homan's home, demanding the release of three children and their mother who were detained by ice

And now ICE is holding children in the detention centers. WHO ARE WE? What are our values in this country? And will we stand by as our Republican Congress people do NOTHING?!

www.newsweek.com/third-grade-...

Volunteer Interest Form · North Carolina Democrats Republicans are still trying to throw out over 66,000 votes to give Jefferson Griffin an electoral win he didn't earn. Democrats are fighting back in the courts and we expect a win. If you're interes...

We know we’re going to have to mobilize quickly in North Carolina, which means we need folks standing by ready to help in WHATEVER capacity we need. Sign up below to get rapid response updates:

NCDP.org/protectthevote

Join us April 16 for Drinks with Dems at Noble Cider. Drop by anytime between 5:30 and 7:30 for conversations, community, and cider. It has been crazy, but together - we will survive!
Noble Cider Taproom - Leicester Highway
April 16, 5:30pm
#LeicesterDems #BuncombeBlue #DrinkswithDems

Last Night's Results Have The GOP Terrified The results were a referendum on Trump and Musk - and they were the biggest losers.

'We the people' are more powerful than the people in power!

www.lincolnsquare.media/p/last-night...

Nationwide Day Of Action Nationwide Day of Action, April 5th, 11 am to 1 pm, in Pack Square.

Good morning, community! Today kicks off a big week for our nation with special elections in Florida for House seats, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, and ending with the nationwide protests on Saturday - stayed tuned and engaged!

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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

For those of you that haven't read Tim Snyder's On Tyranny, here are the highlights! These are an actionable list of things that you can do to resist as an individual 💪🏿💪🏾💪🏻💪🏽 Really a wonderful read, and we highly recommend the graphic version if you like pictures:

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135. The Trump Reckoning Reaches the Court How the justices navigate the six pending emergency applications from the Trump administration will tell us a lot about how much (or how little) the Court will be a bulwark against the President.

If you are wondering what is happening in the courts and specifically in the Supreme Court, as we hold hope that our highest court will uphold the rule of law, we recommend you follow Steve Vladek and his substack, One First:

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Any cop pulling up a mask and obscuring their face should be fired.

How is this legal?

This is what you see in Georgia and other countries that have authoritarian regimes.

Our Semi-Authoritarian State Are we a democracy or a dictatorship? No one knows.

The ambiguity of the state of our country is intentional. Next post will be about how we move forward - stay tuned!

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Early voting begins TODAY, March 22nd, for one of the most consequential elections in US history. PolRev endorses both Josh and Gay as candidates for the people.

Not a Floridian? You can still help! Join in phone banking and other events here:

D6: Bit.ly/flipfld6
D1: Bit.ly/flipfld1

Our next date of mobilization - we are calling for Remove, Reverse, Reclaim.

This April 5th, we are calling for nation-wide protests and sit-ins to take place. 50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.

#RemoveReverseReclaim #PeoplesMovement #WeAre50501 #50501movement @polrev.bsky.social

Restoring Sanity We will prevail. We need to talk like it.

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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.

#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #PoliticalRevolution #BuildTheResistance #EconomicBlackout @polrev.bsky.social

Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…

#NoKingsDay was only the beginning!

Start planning for 50501’s next nationwide day of protests - March 4th For Democracy!! 💙🤍❤️‍🩹

Flyer template + more resources for organizing a demonstration: FiftyFifty.one

#50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy #NoKings @polrev.bsky.social

Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.

For anyone that needs to time-travel and fight against despair, ultimately securing the future through hope and community, read this.

What comes next? 💙
#BuildTheResistance #50501

Will you join us, North Carolina?
#50501
🚨VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED🚨